Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach James Franklin has a singular focus this week of getting his program ready to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl,

Nick Saban was not happy with James Franklin suggesting he should be college football’s commissioner, per Franklin. Franklin recently suggested Saban should be the commissioner of college football with the many changes the sport is going through.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The Mountain West played seven during the most recent regular season. Notre Dame doesn't have even have a league.

James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.

"I was on a call the other day with Nick Saban and he wasn't real happy about me promoting him for the Commissioner of college football." James Franklin shares his thoughts on the idea of adding a ...